Why do I keep doing this to myself? I have been off track for more than two months now and I just keep sitting in the same cycle. I'll get back on Monday, then Tuesday, then after our Anniversary (which is next Monday). YIKES!! I can't do this anymore. I have to get back to working out daily. I have to get back to eating right. I have to get back to the me that is not perfect, but working towards a goal, a healthy, more in-shape me.
I need support like crazy, but I'll tell ya. It's just too hard to find out here in the boondocks! I gotta get my butt in gear!!
Anyone else feeling as lost as I am in spite of knowing what needs to be done to improve who you are?
Hi Kim, I was like that until I just saw a picture of myself and that was the turning point, I had to mentally focus on wanting this and until you can do that it seems like we cannot stay focused. I would write down the plus and minus of sticking to it and you will find the plus outweigh any minus. Just keep reading all of the posts they really help you stay on track and help to keep you focused on staying on plan. Hope that helps, you can do it!!!!
Kim, first of all . You are going through the same thing that I've been going through. What really helped me get back my determination and will to succeed was noticing that a lot of my clothes were feeling snugger. I hate that feeling, and I refuse to buy a larger size! Take some time to sit down and plan out a menu for the week, then go shopping for the things you'll need. Pack your lunch and snacks to take with you to work every day. It helps enormously to know exactly what your menu is going to be each day. Plan a day to make several SB recipes to put in your freezer so you'll have them handy to reheat when you're short on time. These are the things that have helped me get back on track. Good luck, and when you need support, come and read the posts in here.
Hi Kim - we're in the same boat. I've had a few years of feeling frumpy and heading in that wrong direction. Saw a picture of myself and was horrified. Started taking steps all over to improve my self esteem and physical appearance. I'm starting to work out more and watch what I eat. I am starting a new career as well and the whole thing has really improved my outlook.
Being a mom, its easy to plop yourself in last place.
Keep a good thought - sounds like you are on your way.
Kim I SO know how you feel, I have been going through this same cycle for the last several months. I have also gained a ridiculous amount of weight since January.
WE CAN DO THIS!! Let's promise to post daily, even if it isn't the best day we have had. There is tons of support here and we both need to rely on it right now.
I've have spent the last 20 years of my life pretending that it was okay to be 5 feet tall and over 200 pounds, that the diabetes, hypertension and asthma are things that just happen, and that I was helpless to do anything about my weight.
I finally started doing something 2 weeks ago. What made the difference?
2 things -
1) I finally realized that I wanted to be thinner and healthier MORE than I wanted to overeat.
2) I finally accepted that I would have to commit and submit to a weight loss plan.
At that point, any plan would have worked, because I was READY.
Someone suggested the Beach, and here I am.
So, are you READY? If not, please don't beat yourself up. My self-esteem was black and blue from doing that to myself. You are still a lovely human being, no matter what weight you are.
Watercolor, I could have written your first paragraph. I was up to 200 in 1986, the year after we bought this house, and was kidding myself a lot. I was also cooking big country meals without doing farmwork! Duh!
It's trite but "Failure isn't falling down; it's staying down."
I wrote about this yesterday. i just decided that if i cannot excercise then i better eat better. i never want to be in the 200's again. i am finally in the 170's and i have come too far to go back now. i will have slip ups. i will have days where i just want a burger. all i can do is think about where i was and that keeps me from being bad. also i figure if i am good 90% of the time then 10% i can be bad if i choose. today is a new day and we all go through the rough times and want to give up, this web site is a blessing because i don't have the support i need from family. their motto is eat eat eat, or you are getting too skinny, i guess they don;t want to see me happy, but you guys have been great and you are all the motivation i need to move forward.
kim_star, here is one suggestion: working out every day is a big goal. And maybe you are getting frustrated because you can't seem to make it. I would suggest you start with a smaller goal, like 4 days a week, and see how that feels. As it seems less challenging, you can add more days.
Good luck!
I am totally with all of you. I am still not completely out of control and I am working out, but I am just not totally on track. I am wearing smaller clothes and feeling great, but my weight has stalled because I am not eating right and I know it. We can do this together
Wow, Kim. I'm feeling the same way. I got on the scale this morning and was so disappointed with myself. I was making fantastic gains (losses) and just did a complete 180. I wasn't watching what I was eating, started exercising sporadically at best and stopped my daily weigh-ins. I've gained back far more than I'm happy with and, frankly, I've had enough. I'm back on the beach today and am going to give it my all.
I think life just sometimes gets in the way of our dieting. Like this week, I'm preparing for a yard sale at home while preparing for hearings at work. My energy is drained and I'm feeling, well, bleh. I know that working out in the morning would help me greatly. It's just so hard after a long day to get up early the next morning and work out. Even though I know how great it would be for me! What's up with that?!
My new goal: Work out for at least 15 minutes tomorrow before work! (Although that does mean that I'll have to find space for the yard sale items in the workout room tonight - ugh - but I CAN DO IT!!)
Time to come clean...
. You are going through the same thing that I've been going through. What really helped me get back my determination and will to succeed was noticing that a lot of my clothes were feeling snugger. 
I hate that feeling, and I refuse to buy a larger size! Take some time to sit down and plan out a menu for the week, then go shopping for the things you'll need. Pack your lunch and snacks to take with you to work every day. It helps enormously to know exactly what your menu is going to be each day. Plan a day to make several SB recipes to put in your freezer so you'll have them handy to reheat when you're short on time. These are the things that have helped me get back on track. Good luck, and when you need support, come and read the posts in here. 
40 is the new 30.
if i choose. today is a new day and we all go through the rough times and want to give up, this web site is a blessing because i don't have the support i need from family. their motto is eat eat eat, or you are getting too skinny, i guess they don;t want to see me happy, but you guys have been great and you are all the motivation i need to move forward.
